Silverton 8, The Dalles 7: For the second time in three seasons, the host Foxes beat the Eagle Indians in the play-offs with a walk-off run as Dani Shaecher hit a double in the seventh inning to bring Destinee Sandlin in from second.

Silverton had previously beaten the Dalles 1-0 with a walk-off hit at home in the semifinals of the 2012 playoffs.

Shaecher finished this season’s game 4 for 5 with three RBIs to help send the Foxes into the first round of the playoffs.

Oregon 5, California 1: Tommy Thorpe pitched a complete game six-hitter on Thursday while allowing one run to lead the host Ducks past the Bears.

Aaron Payne, Tyler Baumgartner and Mark Karaviotis all had one hit to propel the Oregon offense as the Ducks scored four runs in the fifth and then added padding with a singleton in the seventh to put the game out of reach for California.

Thorpe took a shut-out into the ninth when the Bears finally broke through with one out left. He struck out the last batter to finish his first complete game in three years of college play.

St. Thomas (Minn.) 10, Linfield 0: The Wildcats fell to the Tommies in their first game of the eight-team NCAA Division III National Championship in Appleton, Wisc.

St. Thomas scored all its runs in chunks with five coming in the first inning and then another five scoring in the sixth.

Linfield heads to the loser’s bracket where it will face Emory in a loser-out game at 8 a.m. today.

SOFTBALL

Pacific (Ore.): Former Willamette standout Liz Yandall has been named the Boxers’ next softball coach.

She played at Willamette from 2005-08 and holds the school’s records in runs scored, stolen bases and double plays turned.

MEN’S GOLF

Oregon: The NCAA Division I Championships were suspended due to inclement weather at Praire Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan. with the Ducks leading the pack at 3-under, although 15 teams have yet to tee off.

The first round will resume at 5 a.m. today.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Oregon State: OSU announced it will not renew head coach Rise Alexander’s contract after this year. Alexander headed the program for 24 seasons.